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reiources io the new activity which the labours on our high roads, our ►troug places, and our maritime arsenals will assume. " I have reason to hope that the alterations which will be fixed for the public services, will be sufficient for many years for all their wants, and that I shall be able hereafter to apply the ex cesses of produce to the reduction of the most onerous taxes. " Let us return thanks, Gentlemen, to Divine Providence for a situation so favourable, and let us labour in concert to increase sad to strengthen it, in order that my people may long gather the fruits. France, industrious and tranquil, will acquire a new grandeur, and her successes in peace will shed no. leas éclat than would be acquired by her warlike virtue, should honour oblige her to display them." The 'toile says, that his MAJESTY was received with r e it erate d cries o f " Vi ve l e Rol !" which were renewed after the Speech, and accompanied him till his departure. The French Funds do not appear to have under gone much alteration in consequence of the Speech of the KING. The 5 per Cents. left off on Tuesday night in Paris at 99f. 20c. to 40c., and the 3 per Cents, at 68f. 30c. The Etoile states, that according to the latest in telligence received at Paris from Portugal, the party of the REGENT was at Evora, and . the party of DON MIGUEL, which entered by the route of Estremos, was at Evoramonte, and that nothing is known of the Marquis de CHAVES' column since the occupation of the Castle of Braganza. In another column will be found some, interesting intelligence from Madrid to the 3d December, and from Badajoz, in extracts from the Journal des De bats of Monday and the Etoile of Tuesday. All com munications tend to confird the view taken of the con duct of Spain by our Government. We received this morning the Austrian Observer of the 2d inst., the Allgemeine Zeitung of the '7th, and Brussels Papers of the 13th, from which the fol lowing are extracts. We have no room for comment VIENNA, DEC: 1. The letters from Constantinople of 10th November bring little worthy of notice from that capital, where tranquillity had not been disturbed since thelast commotions on the 18th and 19th of October. The death of Gours is confirmed by accounts from Smyrna of the 3d November. Some say he was murdered by one of his own soldiers, while pointing a cannon at the enemy; others, that he was killed by a bomb. The siege of the Acropolis was carried on with great activity by the Seraskier Redechid Paella : unfor tunately many of the monuments of antiquity, particularly the Parthenon, had suffered considerably by the bombardment. According to positive accounts another attempt to relieve the Acropolis, on the 21st October, had been defeated by the be siegers; it was made by the Greeks and Philhellenee assembled at Eleusis and Salamis, under Karaiskaki and Fabvier (whose force is mated at between 2 and 3,000 men). The Greeks, however, are said to have succeeded in throwing 200 fresh troops into the citadel. A landing was spoken of, which Collett; and Karatosso, who hadassembled sometroops at Segatho and Skopelo intended to inake in th e C ounc il o f T a l an t a , in order to oblige the Seraskier t y this di vers i on i s hi s rear t o ra i s e the seige of Athens. But as ) this plan was in agitation at the end of September, when Count liarcourt left the Archipelago, , and nothing has since been done, the execution of the plan seems to have met with some difficulties. ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 19. Two merchants houses here, are to advance money to the Pacha. Probably they will obtain the permission to export cotton and linseed. The whole quantity of cotton will not exceed 9,000 The people become daily more dispirited. Here and in the vicinity, tranquillity has not been interrupted ; but near Cairo the country -people bad revolted ; however, they were soon quelled by severe measures. A regiment with four pieces of cannon, re stated Order:. The peasants are obliged to furnish corn at so low 4 Price, that after paying the taxes , they have hardly su ffi cient to live; be4des shey",tresaid in treasury bonds, which are 20 per tent Wow par. The whole country and the public tranquillity thereby endangered. amiss - Ku, Dec. 10. We learn from good authority asys a paper published at the Hague, that the report of the marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Marianne, with a Prince of Prussia, is at present destitute of foundation.. report is in circulation in the city, that an English youth, lb , Year* of age, an orphan, who was adopted by an individual ,with whom his father and mother bad lodged in Mg,. has just "i 4 APpeared (having been carried away by force), as he was going t " receive a legacy left him by his adopted parents, who died lately. Dire. 12.—The sluices of the basin of Terveuren have been Veued, and the communication made between the sea and the canal, after which the channels were opened which have been Made in order to draw off the water from the Polders which were in undated. This important operation' was 'perfectly successful. There has been no public sitting of the Second Chamber of the states General. We have deep regret in stating that the health of ` l l*. CANNING has suffered severely from the effect ut . the great exertions which he made on Tuesday evening. He was in consequence unable to attend in his place last night, and it therefore deVolved on Mr. REEL to move the adjournment of the House to the Bth of Februa r y, w hi c h was carried. unanimously. In making the motion for adjournment, Mr. PEEL avail ed himself of the opportunity of expressing his entire satisfaction at the feeling manifested by the House and the Country on the measures determined upon by His MAJESTY'S. Government, in behalf of Portu gal, and his conviction that the surest method of Preserving peace was to maintain good faith unim- Peached and inviolate. The Right Hon. Gentleman "Iso made an important communication to the House, vie. that on Monday, the 12th February, Mr. Ms -11(1880N would submit a motion to the House, which would specificall y introduce the great question- of the t=orn L aws , an d mention in elaborate detail the state ° I the existing laws, and the views of his MAJESTY'S 130yerliment on thi s most important subject. For the other proceedings in the House we must refer our readers to our Parliamentary report. We have given in another column some curious particulars from our correspondent at Cadiz, which will be perused with interest, considering the present situa tion of affairs in that quarte r . The picture given of Spain is truly deplorable—without money ~ without arms--without credit—and without energy, she - dares to invad e .Portu,pl and rouse the sleeping ven geance o f this country. The French are by no means satisfied with their present condition in the Peninsula, anti the better, though, perhaps, not the most numerous Portion of the Spanish people, naturally feel indi g _ Inuit at the presence of a foreign army in their Country to uphold the desptism of FERDINAND, and Perpetuate the bigotry and oppression of an avaricious priesthood. The . naval fbrce of Spain, once so powerfid, is now unable to guard her chief port (Cadiz) from the insolent daring of a few Colombian privateers ! But all this is us it should be—,the natural consequences of misrule and bigotry working their own destruction. Spain, though fallen and degraded, yet retains the recol lection of her former greatness and the spirit of her sons only slumbers in the apathy of their Government, wait -1114 fbr the day of retribution when the return of her "lied triots shall rouse the vengeance of the people hrek the fetters of superstition and tyranny on the Reeds of their oppressors. The Government of Spain and her people are as distinct as their respective mte iseste---the one has every thing to lose—the other every thing to gain. The Priests have filled the cup of bitterness to overflowing, and goaded the nation to the brink of destruction,—there awaits to seal their doom but the returning blast of MINA'S trumpet, which will be re-echoed by the cheers of •exiles crowd ing to their native shores, and the proud voice of free dom breaking from the mountains, while thousands of patriot warriors rush down to welcome their Brethren in arms, to rescue devoted Spain from the dominion of perfidious rulers and bloody-minded bigots. Then, and not till then will Spain be able to hold up her head in the assembly of Nations, when virtue shall give dignity to her Councils, and patriotism direct the vengeance of her sword. PARIS, DRC. 9, 1826.—A train of artillery left Perpignan, on the 24th ultimo, for Villa Franca, with waggons and materials for the armoury of that place, and also Monte Louis. Barbadoes Papers, of the 7th October, have been received, bu t they contain little interest, excepting as respects the passing of a Consolidated Slave Laws Bill, by the House of Assembly of that Island, and which we understood manifests a desire to meet the wishes of his Majesty's Government for the protection and much • oration of the slave populition, in so far as they correspond with the acknowledged right of the owner, and the general security and well being of society. This Code it is considered will be found to be of a much more judicious tendency than the former one, many parts of which were deemed utterly impracticable. The Hope Greek frigate, from New York to Napoli di Ro mania, was spoken with on the 20th November, iu lat. 38. long. 2. East, off the Island of Majorca, and, ere this, she has arrived safe at her destination. STEAM BOATS FOR PORTUGAL. The following has been just posted at Lloyd's Navy O ffi ce, Dec. 14, 1826. The pi incipal Officer s and Commi ssioners of the Navy'Office reqaest that the Owners of Steam Vessels will send their address to them, that, in case their services should be required, the Com missioners may knew where to apply-for them. (Signed) G. SMITH. THE FUNDS. CITY, (Tim Dar), Twelve a' Clock. The Brokers and Jobbers again filled the Coffee Houses in the vicinity of the 'Change till a late hour last night, in expectation of receiving a copy of the king of France's Speech, on the open ing of the Chambers, and in the interval some business in Con sols was done at prices closing at 79 J . This morning the Con sol market opened at 1 per Cent. lower, being 78f, and have since declined to 78 the appearance being heavy and no im portant business done; the heavy fall in Stocks has given rise to tears that more mischief is likely to occur by failures. Exchequer Bills have given way, and an idea seems to be entertained that Government are likely, to make a fresh issue of this paper, they have fallen to par, 8 pm. ; India Bonds, 20 5 pta. In the Foreign Funds the prices are, with a little exception, nearly the same as in the latter part of yesterday; Mexican are 62 ; Colom bian, 31 ; Greek, 16 17. Shares continue in the same lifeless state and no business transacting. Three per Cent. Consols, shut ; Ditto for account, 78i ; India Bonds, 20 5 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, par, 8 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.--Brasilian, 58 60; Buenos Ayres, 6u; Chilian, 38 ; Danish, 54 5 ; Colombian, 1824,31 2 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 52 4; Ditto 6 per Cent , 63 ; Peruvian, 3l ; Portuguese, 67 9 ; Greek, 16i 17i ; Russian, 78 80 ; and Spanish, ISi 14. . . . Mix its.--Anglo Mexican, 25 dir. ; United Muxican, :► 7 ; dis. ; Real del Monte, 140 00 pin. ; Tlalpuxahnu, 6) 75 pm. ; Brazilian, par, b pm. ; Bolivar, 2 9 pm. ; Colombian, It 14 per Share. Two o' Clock. The English funds wear a very heavy and gloomy appearance. As soon as it was known that the navy , bad issued a. notice to the owners of steam vessels, Consols went down to 771, fluctuated between 78 and 77j, the latter being the present price. The agitation in the City is extreme—reports of all kinds are in circulation. Mexican Bonds have been sold at 60, are now 60i 1 ; Colombian, 31, 32. TRREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for account, 78 FOUR o'CLOCK-1 Consols Do. for A 4 78i Brazilian Borids --- Buenos Ayres Do. Chi Han Do. Columbian, 1824, 3211. I, varying every minute. LOSING PRICES. Danish Bonds 53A Greek Do. 1825 isk Mexican Do. 1825, 61 Peruvian Do. 28 Russian Do, 79 Spanish Do. 12 SUN-OFFICE, FIVE. o'Cuscx. We regret to state that certain intelligence of the Marquis of HASTINGS' death has just arrived. He died on board the Revenge. BANK OF ENGLAND—(Tuts DAY.) A General Quarterly Court of Proprietors WWI held at the Bank this day, for the purpose of declaring a Dividend on the half yeal ending at Christmas. A Dividend of Four per Cent. on the half-year wa. then de clared payable at Christmas, and the Court aftiourned..;.4 MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. At a quarter past eight o'clock his Royal Highness the Fnika of Sussex entered the Theatre, and was loudly cheered. Having taken his seat, _ Dr. Birkbeck rose, and dilated on the advantages of the Insti tution, and reminded the audience that the Illustrious Member of the House of Brunswick, who now honoured them with his pre sence, had laid the first ►tone of the building in which they were assembled_ (Cheers).--After eulogizing Dr. Fellows, the donor of the prizes, the Chairman drew back, in order that the Duke of Sussex might present the prizes. Mr. Holmes (a journeyman shoemaker), then stepped forward, and received a purse of ten pounds fur the Essay.—His Royal Highness expressed himself warmly towards the successful candi date, and hoped the Institution would prosper ad infinittan. The inventor of the Alachine (Mr. Lyne) then exhibited his production. It was for the purpose of cutting combs, by which two of these articles could be manufactured out of the same quantity of material as that now used in forming one.—The Duke of Sussex, in presenting the purse, containing ten sovereigns, highly complimented the ingenuity of the invention. Hie Royal Highness then withdrew, amidst loud and reiterated alters. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(Tnis DAY.) LORD CHANCELLOR'S HEALTH. The Lord Chancellor was an much worse today as not to have been able to come oat. The information sent to Lincoln's Inn was, that his Lordship's health was much worse to-day than it was yesterday. --- VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT—(Tuts DAY.) Mr. Iloaxy, stated to his Honour, that owing to the illness of the Lord Chancellor, lie had a very pressing application to make to this Court, on the part of the Bank—the Bank had taken nolo, for 14s. in the pound, as a composition, from a person who was now a bankrupt, and the question was, whether the Bank by taking the composition, was precluded from.proving under the Commission for the whole amount. The Commissioners offered to allow a claim to the amount of the compositkin only, and the Batik having refused this offer, the COmmissioners declared a di vidend on the 12th instant. The present application was, that the "mat would stay the payment of the dividends until the admitted the claim of th e Bank was determined. Cll The Vies -ANCELLOR. The Commissioners ;should have mitted claim, and reserved the dividend. His Honour thought the Bank ought have made an earlier application to the Court. Mr. ,. Hotots replied that the order for the made late on the evening of the 12th. measure to stay The VICE-CUANCIa.Lott—It would be a strong . Bank dividend was only that order without notice to the parties. Might tint the have proved without prejudice? Mr. 110RNE—They would not alloW us, and if the Is he paid, they will exha us t th e b ankrupt ' s whole estate. The litor-Cfraivcal.Lna---13ut t'our ' s is a n ex piate statement' and I am called on u p on t h at statement to stay payment to the creditors of the bankrupt. I can make no such or d er ; but 1,, will advance the, tit; divident Pe-.--on on the paper, en that it may come °II to he heard at an early day, COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL—(THIs DAY.) The LOAD Mavoa, with his usual punctuality, took his seat precisely at twelve o'c lock; but it was some time after that before there was a sufficient number of Members to form a Court. Mr. R. TAYLOS presented a petition from two poor men, who had been brought to a state of extreme poverty in consequence of the doing away with the London Bridge Water-works. He believed there had been some provision made for such persons, but the petitioners had not been able to obtain any permanent provision. Referred to the Committee for letting the City Lands. Mr. AINOSIt presented a petition from a class of persona con nected with Billingsgate Market, called " Bumarines," praying that they, as freemen, in the new arrangements making at that market, might have the preference over non-freemen, to which they were entitled by the Si Geo. 111. Mr. S. DIXON thought that the petitioners ought to give some explanation of the word "Bumarines," and required the same from one of the petitioners at the bar. The petitioner stated, that he thought they were not to he called upon ,to explain a word to be found only in the records of that Court, and in the records of the House of Commons. It was not a little singular, that the Court should have made application to Parliament for the very act under which they claimed their privilege, against which the city solicitor had given his opinion, which opinion, if correct, went to disfranchise a great number. They asked only for a preference, they did not ask the Court to do away altogether the sale of fish for non-freemen ; they asked it for themselves— their apprentices and their children, and the Court, they thought, were bound by the oath they took when they first became freemen to support their claim. Mr. S. Mum believed that the Buniarines were nothing but a class of men between the wholesale and retail fish-sellers, by whose means the price of fish was greatly enhanced. After some further observation from several Members, the peti tion was ordered to be laid on the table. Mr. C. SAVAGE presented a petition from the inhabitant* and others of the Ward of Farringdon-Without, praying that the Court would take into its Consideration the extreme narrow en trance to Fetter-lane. The petition was signed by the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Justice Park, Mr. Justice Burrough, Mr. Justice Holroyd, and Mr. Baron Garrow. It stated that the entrance from the house at the South end, was only 13 feet 4 inches from house to house, that by taking down twenty-tive Louses, an excellent en trance would be made, and that the expellee would be compen sated by the increased value of the ground rents. Mr. MAHONT, an inhabitant of that part of the lane, stated to the Court the number of accidents that occurred there, anti alto that which he was sure the Court would not sanction the conti nuance of, namely, a scene of blasphemy and riot, greater than occurred in the whole Ward. • After some discussion the petition was referred to the Commit tee of Sewers to report thereon. Our reporter left the Court sitting. CANAL GAS ENGINE COMPANY. (Tins DAY.) A meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company wus held this day, at the George and Vulture Tavern, St. Iliichael's•alley, Cornhill, to receive a statement of the proceedings of the Provi sional Committee. Mr. ROUTH, having been called to the Chair, briefly stated the object of the meeting. He said the original intention of the Company was to propel boats on canals by the Steam Vacuum Engine, and supersede the necessity of horses.— It must be clear, that if this Company succeeded in the object they had iu view, it would produce essential benefit to the public. The idea was purely speculative ; but hitherto he could not state that any thing of great importance was effected. The Company was now established about two years, and &Report was drawn up, which would put the shareholders fully in posses sion of all the proCeedings which had taken place. The CHAIRMAN then read the report, which was exceedingly voluminous, comprehending many minute scientific details. It appeared that Mr. Field, a celebrated engineer, had been con sulted, and his opinion was, that if the scheme was icaAible, it would prove prodigiously expensive, and that there was no rational hope of success. In oppositionto Mr. Field's opinion, Mr. Brown, the patentee of the steam vacuum engine, still expressed himself most sanguine in his hopes of ultimate success. Mr. Brown, it appeared, had received 10001. for his patent from the Directors ; and he now stated, that he had procured an engine,which he had actually tried, and found to answer his purpose beyond his expectations. The accounts of the Company were then read, front which it appeared that 497tii. had been pal on the shares, that 1000/. was given to the patentee. and also 10004, lost in the nos. nufacture of an engine which , had totally failed. tin der thew c'ireutustattara the Directors left it to the Shareholders to say whether they would abandon the project, or ptocred with his great national object. Mr. likowN said he had succeeded in what he promised to the fullest extent, at his own expence and by his individual exertion.. He had now an engine in readiness, which he invited the com missioners and Shareholders to come anti see at work. It was no longer a matter of speculation, the experiment was tried and had succeeded. It was finally resolved, That the Committee should go on hoard the boat at Blackfriars Bridge, on Monday the let January, to .ea the engine in operation. It was also resolved, That the Committee .honld go to no further expence, until it was demonstrated that success was certain. Some of the Directors expressed a strong desire that the affairs of the Company should he wound up, as soon as was con venient after the exhibition of the engine. A Shareholder observed, that as their Banker (Sir J. Peering) had failed, he feared the pecuniary concerns of the Company could not be very shortly wound up. After a long and uninteresting desultory conversation, the meet ing adjourned to the let February. SPARRING AT THE TENNIS-COURT. Dick Curtis, the Pet of the Fancy, took his benefit yesterday, and had a more numerous attendance of patrons and pugilists than we have witnessed for some time. The Court was, in fact, crowded, and the display of sparring was decidedly the best that has been exhibited during the year. Among those who set-to were M‘Carthy and Jack the Painter ; Latham and Ruby ; Tom Cannon and Tom Oliver ; Wallace and Reidie ; Bittoon and Villiteheaded Bob ; Cassell' and Fisher ; Turner and Murphy ; Harry Jones and Young Brummagem; Harry Holt and Gipsey Cooper; and, as a closer, Dick Curtis and Young Dutch Sam. Each man did his best, and the wannest commendations burst from every part of the Court. Dick is about to commence train ing, preparatory to his fight with Barney Aaron. THe FIGHT SCTWXY.N ?O'NEAL. And SAUPSON.—O'NeaI chewed, and had hot little the appearance of having so recently fought the gum( Sampson—his muzzle was without a scratch. and to those who happened not to have been at South Mums, much persuasion was necessary to convince thum that be had been in the ring at all. Sampson did not venture to come up;, or the tender sympathies of the Fancy might have been excited by the dreadful marks of punishment which, with the use of a micros cope, might have been diseo'vered within the forty-second part oleo inch of the top of his left listener. A Bulletin, however, arrived from his two Birmingham nurses, stating that " he was quite as well as could be expected," and would shortly return to the button-moulders of his native town, to reap the reward of his prowess. The Stakeholder was present, avid announced that he had givell Ned O'Neal - a cheque for the amount of the battleanoney, which, at once, put an end to the numerous doubts which existed as to whether bets would be paid or not. The bets, according to the rules of sporting, necessarily go as the battle-money goes ; anti, although many may pay with reluct ance, still, in honour, they will be expected " to tip." Upon the character of the fight, some severe comments were made, and Sampson's conduct was spoken at in no very measured terms. Of O'Neal nothing prejudicial was said ; his friends, of course, contend that he knocked his man out of time, and, as far as he is concerned, ne blame whatever seems to attach. The thing, upon the whole, was extremely well managed, and some of t h e most leary cones dropped their rap to a considerable amount. On the road home front the tight, Ned O'Neal and Jem Burns came in contact at the Crown, at Holloway, when it was agreed that they should meet, to make a match, at Toni Belcher's, on the 21 of January, for a 100/. a aide, ur present to forf e it 2/. the party to be Youtqa GAS AND YORKSHIRE ROBINSON, —.The fourth de posit for this fight was made good last night at th e C r aven Ilead, Drury-lane. Robinson continues to train with Toni Spring, at Hereford ; and Gas takes his exercise at Virgini a W a ter. Rubin son, we hear, is going on well, and getting into excellent condi tion. The battle will take place on the 9th of January. WARD AND VaawLyr.--The final deposit for this fight will be made at Tout B e lej le c's, Castle Tavern, on Friday next, of a sporting dinner ; and on the same day, and at the saute place, Whiteheaded Bob will make his match to fight Jem Ward in three months after his :disk with Crawley, for ROO/. a side, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, DEC. 13.—The recent proceedings oil the frontiers of Portugal will, it is said, occasion his MAJESTY to defer his visit to Brighton for an inde finite period, the distance of that place from the Me trepolis rendering the frequent interchange of despatches and communications from the Cabinet Ministers► in- convenient. His MAJESTY paid a second visit to the Castle yesterday, to inspect the new apartmenti in detail. His MAJESTY was conducted over the building b) Mr. Wyattville, and directions were given for com pleting some of the private suite of rooms with all possible despatch. The 63d Regiment marched in two divisions, yes terday and this morning, from the Infantry Barracks to Portsmouth, where they will embark for Portugal. The Castle duty is now performed by the Royal Horse Guards dismounted. BRIGHTON, DEC. 13.—Now that all doubts of his MAJESTY'S intention to visit this place are at an end, all is bustle and preparation for the occasion. Brighton is expected to be exceedingly gay during the holidays, most of the large houses that were unoccupied hays been very recently engaged, and as the Parliamentary recess will enable the fashionable world to keep moving for a short time, the KING'S presence will, as a mat ter of course, make Brighton the point of. attraction. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Lord and Lady Holland, are amongst the most recent departures. The Duke of York transacted official business yes terday with Earl Bathurst Secretary of State for the War De., partnaent, also with Sir Herbert Taylor, previous to Sir Herbert holding a Levee, at his Office, in the Horse Guards, as Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief. We regret to say that his Grace the Duke of Buck ingham is confined with an attack of the gout. Earl Harrowby arid Viscount Melville transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at the Foreign Office. • Prince Lieven entertained another distinguished party to dinner on Tuesday, at Ashburnham House, Dover-ktreet ; among whom were Priam and Princess Polignac, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl of Westmoreland, Lord Palmerston, Mn, Arbuthnot, M. de New mann, &c. Lord Melville is expected to attend the half-yearly examination of the students of the Royal Naval College at Ports-. mouth, which takes place on the 19th inst. ARRIVALS.---The Duke of Bedford, at his house in St. James's-square, from his villa, Camden-hill ; the Martinis of Lansdown, at Lansdown-lionar, Berkeley-square, from his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts; the Marquis of Camden, from his seat, the Wilderness, Kent ; the Earl of Darnley, front his seat, Wiliam.- hall, Kent; Lord Rivers, at his house, Grosvenor-place, from his seat in Kent; Bulwer, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Norfolk ; ITvedale Price, Esq. at the Water loo Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Oxford; .Itichard Lane Freer, Esq. at ditto, from ditto ; the Marquis awl Marchioness of Ely and family, at the Burlington ,Hotel, old Burlington and Cork streets, from Bifrons, Canterbury; Lord and Lady Dillon and family, at ditto, from the Continent; Jeplison, Esq. M.P. st ditto, from a tour; Franks, Esq. at ditto, from ditto. DEPARTURES.—Lord and Lady G. M. Caven dish and family, for their seat, Holker, Lancashire ; Lord and Lady Anson, from their house in Curzon-street, May-fair, for their seat, Atherston-hall, Warwickshire; Earl Germain, from St. Jamts'a•square, for Brighton; Mr. and Mra. George Byng, and family, for their seat, Wrotham-park ; Mr. and Mrs. Daw son, from their house, Manchester-square, for their seat, St. Leonard's-bill, Berks ; Mr. and Mrs. Hall and family, from Fen ton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Brighton ; Lord Nugent, M.P. for his seat, Lilleya, Bucks; Major Hallatn, from the British Hotel, on a tour; Captain Milner, from ditto, for Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Spooner, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle -street, for Bath ; J. Thornton, Esq. from ditto, on a tour ; Capt. Mildmay, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, for Portsmouth ; Robertson, Esq. from ditto, oa a tour. ARRIVALS AT CHEL'FF.NHAM.—Visetmit Gor manston, General and Mrs. Orr, ten. llsthurst, Cisjittain and Mrs. Stevenson, Capt. and Mrs. Vincent, Capt. and Mrs. Kir cran, Capt. and Mrs. Ilautlcock, the Rev. Dr. DAM*, Rev. Messrs. .1. Mayo, S. Hodson, H. W. Tighe, and W. Master ; Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Anderson, Mr. Fullerton, Mr. Preston, Mr. Tyson, &c. The Duke of Richmond had a severe bilious at tack on Friday last, the consequences of which were fur some time very ahkrming, but by the skill and attention of the medical atten dants, with the blessing of Providence upon their endeavours, we are most happy in being able to say, that his Grace is now consi derably better.—Brighton Gazette. An abstract of the Speech of the King - of France, arrived at Davies's (North and South AmericanCoffee-honse), precisely at nine o'clock. It was read to nearly SOO merchants, and persons connected with the Stock Exchange. There appear ed 'to be hut one opinion respecting it. The cry was, "it is too general, it means war." Mr. Daly, of Galway, anti Colonel Leslie, ci-devaut of Monaghan, are to be raised, and speedily, to the dignity of the British Peerage.—Freeman's Journal. DEATH OF LORD KINNAIRD:-.—We regret to state that Lord Kinnaird died on Monday morning last, at his house in Regency-square, Brighton.—His Lordship had for some time been in a very hopeless state. Lady Kinnaird, who was a constant attendant upon her long-afflicted Lord, is inconsolable on the melancholy occasion. His Lordship was a very amiable cha racter, and his loss is very extensively regretted. He was elder brother to the Hon. Douglas Kinnairch The deceased was in the 47th year of his age. TUE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.—The node of Tuesday ► which arrived last night, contains a piece of intelligence which we sincerely hope is incorrect. It states that the Marquis of Hastings was on board the Revenge, in the Bay of Bare, and hail been there three days, on the 26th of November, unable to be lauded, in consequence of a serious illness of which it was not expected that he should recover. His situation, which had filled his family with deep anxiety when he had embarked at Malta, had grown worse during the voyage. Yesterday a Ballot took place at Lloyd's for the election of three Members to supply the place of three Geutlemeu of die Committee, who went out by rotation. After a sharp con test, the numbers were declared to be— For Mr. Alderman Thompson .. Mr. Lyndsay, jam. Mr. Dewar 463 Mr.. Franco l 6l and the three former were consequently elected. At a meeting of the subscribers to Lloyd's, yester day morning, it was revolved to petition Government against the contemplated removal of the Sea Policy Stamp-office, from Low hard-street to the West-end of the town. It is stated the amount received there is 168,0004 out of the total revenue of 180,0001. and that the inconvenience of running westward for stamps would be a serious inconvenience to trade. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India Howie, when Captain William H. Clarence Dalrymple way sworn into the command of the ship Va►aittart, consigned to Bengal end China. There is at present in preparation at the King's Theatre the Opera of &Mara in Barlud,-composed by Paccu►i, in order to bring into notice the talents of that excellent sinter Zuchelli. -.(Le Furet.) A new comedy, by Morton, is in rehearsal at Cuvent-gar►len Theatre, which will bte produced soon ater Christmas. The choruses, it is said, are quite vitt tei tune at Old Drury. Nightly salaries have been offered, instead of the old-established custom of weekly ones; but the parties are too sl rok 9, and are determined—nay, iudeed, ",resolved" not to ling under Price. The usual choruses in Alnlvina were, in corise quence or this dissentirm, dispensed with on Saturday last. The time has been when Managers calculated differently, and all was harmony. _ _ Sixteen individuals who acted contrary to the hat Proelatnation, relative to dealing with Protestants, were carded or flogged on Saturday and Sunday night, between Athlone Ann Ballinatdoe, and a woman was actually compelled to swallow Intl) a pound of soap, which she had bought from a Protestant. --4 Westmeath Journal. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. An ACCOUNT of the Amoutrr of the Raw:mix derived from STAMPS on Rvcrirrs for the year 1825, and up to Oct. b, 1826 ; distinguishing the amount of such Stamps on Receipts as are under 6d. from those which are above 6d. Rates of Ditty. Under Sixpence Of Sixpence.. Above Sixpence Add mount received by dis tributors in the Country, their accounts not distin guishing the rates of duty] Total X Amount received in the Year ended Jan. 5,182 d. a. d. 42,196 17 8i 22,242 14 0 91,681 '7 Si 156,660 19 0 81,166 , 6 9 237,826 5 9 Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, Dec. 6, 18Q6. An ACCOUNT showing the respective rage Price of WHEAT, as publishei was Highest and Lowest in each 1826, both inclusive; and specify the said weeks. Amount received in the 8 Qrs. ended Oct 6, 181 d. d. 31,793 0 Si 17,18$ 18 6 59,864 18 9 108,646 17 6* 67,615 B 10 165,466 6 4 J. C. HERRIES. Weeks in which the Ave• d in the London Gazette, of the years from 1816 to it►g such Price for esch of Years. Highest. Lowest. 1815 15th April 7os. 3d, 545. Bd. 80th December 1816 14th December lO3 11 53 1 13th January 1817 28th June 112 7 74 0 27th September 1818 25th April 9l 3 78 1 22d August 1819 20th February 1820 sth August 73 9 153 . 11 23d December 'lB2l 29th September 7O 7 46 2 29th December 1822 26th January 5O 7 38 1 26th October. 1823 14th June 62 5 39 11 4th January 1824 14th February 1825 21st May 69 8 61 5 Slat December 1826 28th January 6l 4 54 1 28th October Board of Trade, Dec. 6, 41826. 3VM. JACOB, Receiver of Corn Returns. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.-...(T►ria DAY.) Dem., thEc. 13.—Wind S, W.—Arrived, the Weasel, Soaos, from St. Petersburgh; Georie the Fourth, Rawlins, from Lon don to Demerara; it►zra, Redden, from ditto to Vera Cruz; and Lana, Parker, from Yarmouth to Venice. Polo'smown', Dec. 13.--Wind S.—Arrived, his Majesty's ship Alligator, front Ceylon, Trincomalee, and the Cape. Sailed, his Majesty's ship Ringdove, for Bermuda. FALUOUTII, S.S.W. to S.—Arrived, the Hector, Brightman, from Yarmouth. to Leghorn ; Antelope, Far rant, from Smyrna in 48 days—spoke, on Nov. 19, in 27. 90., long. 34. E. the Charlotte, of Nieto!, from Falmouth fur Odessa ; and on the 20th, in lat. 38., long. 2. E., the Hope fri gate, from New York for Napoli di Romania, to join the Greek squadron, under Lord Cochrane. Also arrived, the Swift, Pyne, from Bilboa in 18 days, sails split, having a acountered very heavy weather ; also the Flushing, Kemp, from Lisbon in ten days. Sailed, the Swallow, Frolic, and Duke of Marlborough packets ; and the bark Elector, laying in the outer roads, have sent down their lower yards, but appear to ride well. GKavearnn, Dee. 12 and I3.—Arrived, the Elfrida, from Denia ; George the Fourth, Black, from Gibraltar; Albion, WLear, from Seville ; Meaowell, Clinton, from Oporto ; Louisa, Barnes, from St. Michael's; Albion, Chambers, from Demerara; and Waterhew, Wuhan, from St. Petersburgh. Sailed, the Tiger, Richards, for yanDienten's Land. _ _ Nsrt.rs, Nov. 28.—His Majesty's ship 'Revenge, of 74 'gnus, Admiral Sir H. B. Neale, is just mitred here from Malta, with the Marquis of Hastings anti suite. Great fears ate entertained for his life, as he is labouring under a severe fever. At his ad vaueed age, this information becomes the more alarming. The last few weeks there has been continual rains, which is extremely unusual at this season. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. P 4). (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDE Since our report of the state of trade on Tuesday last, the demand has continued very good, and to.day we have had a very animated enquiry, and considerable business has been done in manufactured . goods, particularly prints, power loom cloth, and velveteens. Vi' v also in our market. to-day a considerable number of buyers, both for the home and foreign markets, and we isee attained to think that more busines,4 would hare been done if the holders had consented to take last week's prices, which they apparently do not like to submit to. The printers generally have been busy for the last ten days. Water Twist, from numbers ten to thirty-two, are in good de mand, and sell freely at last week's.prices; but we cannot learn that any advance has been obtained. The inquiry for Mule Yarns is but limited; prices, however, keep steady. In Liverpool, within the last few days, cotton has advan ced from one farthing to one halfpenny per lb. In our market the advance has not been generally obtained. DRURY LANE THEATRE. Mr. Le Porte last night, made his re-appearance hefore auEnglisi► audience, as 'Wormwood, a lawyer's clerk, with a genius for the mischievous, in a new piece, in one act, entitled " The Lottery Ticket and the Lawyer's Clerk." His performance of this amus ing personage, was throughout exceedingly effective, inasmuch as it ?waged a breadth of humour sufficient for the purposes of ra tional entertainment, without bordering too closelyon the burlesque. In one respect it might, perhaps, be improved—we mean in the too frequent recurrence of French grimace ; which only detracts from, instead of adding to, a •persouatipn of English character, Altogether we think that Mr. La Porte, with due diligence and tact on his part, is not unlikely to berme a favourite with the public. The rest of the performers—especially Mrs. Orgex:-... went through their parts respectably; and the piece was given by Mr. La Porte for repetition, amidst the applause* of a crowded audience. THE MARKETS. HAY MARKETS.—(has DAY..) (At per Load anti Triune.) ~. ST. J AMES'S. - Lowland Meadow IlavlS 10 to 410 Clover Hay... . 44 10 toe 8 Upland Ditto Rye.grasa Hay ~ New Meadow Hay ~.,. 4 5 5 5 An average toppty. and a steady trade ; priced co ou Tuarday SMITHFIELD. Lowland Meadow Hay,4l3 sto 4 5 Clover Ila: Upland Ditto Rye-grass tray New Meadow Hay Supply good, trade rather t ult. and pr ygeocrialy i 4 10100 0 woitrokilito 0 0 010 110 111 Gtu ices stationary. s. d. SO 6 BeAttutost---- g& 6 Charlotte 30 0 Heaton. 30 0 Ilebhurn flotywell —...—.YU 6 IfeworthiriniroseSo 0 KtWhitworth ..... al Main—'29 Ord's IS 0 Percy Potitop _Windsor— C 'Penfield Moor.-- at 6 Powtiley.---- 30 0 Willington--- al 4 Wai1b0tt1e,........-28 6 Wylatn :10 0 Ships At Market, WARKEY-INv. s. d. Walls End 8011'5...31 3 WalliEndliewickell , 6 W. E. Donato,' 31 9 W. E. Bensltam— 29 0 W. E. Green's.— 3() 6 W. Hilda...—. 31 0 W. E. Hotspur 31 0 W. E. Newmorch 32 3 W. Northumb. 31 0 W. E. 31 0 W. E. Russell's W. E. Walker 39 0 Tautield Tractor —3l 3 Ilett.toC., mall—. 17 0 110. tho Foreign o ti. Larubtan small— Vla Hartley • _ siu ti \Valliut ; Flemish Pi. Moor la J~ttnbtoni'rilarose Lyoted Mai SO 0 Russell's Lyou'd . SI 0 Nedloon Walls Lod "Wool% 0 W. E. Jmuoton SS 0 Walls Mut Lyotis 3V WE. Stobatrt *I 0 W. X. Steven's— 11.5 V Russell's Ilettoo's Walls 'l4l sold. _5() 6'41,4 Five more pmil.. • were laSt week committed to the t. Devizes prisons for offences under the Game Laws. A grand coursing match took place at Deptibrd down, Wilts, on 'fleet Slav which was fully attended, sod afforded excellent !wort , The Silver Cup was won by Mt. Cripps. Among' the comp:my were, Sir E. Antrubus, Messrs. Cripps, Goodlake, Bigv, Wmilltato, linatchbull, and most oldie neighbouring sportsmen. About half-past three o clock 'yesterday morning, as the watchman was going his rounds, a post.chaite and four drove the „,,id onee of, Sir Uavid Scott, on the Grand-parade, and up , gentleman who was insitle, , having_ called up the Immutable Hartmet, requested his interference, to prevent an i n t en d e d d ue l. Some (nether, conversation took place, ,which Was not heartL mod the chaise then diTive Who another part of Brighton; and returned in about an hour, when it is supposed the gentleman again left the town. Nothing further has transpired, nor hive we been able to learn the mom* of the IttlYtieti. , ..firi,9hton tarsus.